The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-06
ON TO BERLIN.
The Anti-German Feeling in Paris
Leads to a Sensational Story.

LONDON, May 5.--Anti-German demon
strations continue to be made in Paris. A
procession carrying banner inscribed
ITO Berlin" marched to the palace of the
Elysee, the residence of Presi-
dent Grevy, where it was dispersed by
police. Twelve of the persons who took
part were arrested.
The Telegraph describes the anti-German
demonstration in Paris Tuesday as serious.
1t says mob in the neighborhood of the
Eden theatre, where Wagner's Lohengrin
was being performed, shouted: "a bas lAl-
lemgne" Down with Germany, 'Vive la
France, ""A Berlin" (On to Berlin), IA has
Bismarck" Down with Bismarck), "Give
us back our clocks" (referTing to Stras-
bourg) Last evening the demonstrations
We're renewed. A mob composed of
students and gamins marched about
shouting They halted in front of the
Army and Navy Club and there cried out:
"Vive Farmee Francais!n "Vive Boulan-
gerw "a Berlinn Another mob went to
the building occupied by the Russian En-
bassy, shouting: "Vive Ia Francen "Vive
La Russiem "Vive l'alliance Russo-Fran-
caise" The leaders of this mob then pro-
posed to their followers to march to the Ger
man Embassy. The mob proceeded in the
direction of the Place de Ia Concorde,
singing the air 'Lampions, y to the words of
the song "NoS Rendutesn, tour clocks but
it was stopped by the police and turned
away before reaching the German Embassy.
The mob then returned TO the Place de
POpera and there gradually dispersed The
manager of the Eden Theatre had decided
to suspend the performances of Lohengrin
and OF other productions of Wagner
THE STORY UNFoUNDED.
PARIS, May 5-It is serui-officially an
nounced to-day that the reports circulated
in London Of an anti-Gernan demonstra-
tion yesterday in the Elysee here are with
out foundation. The only arrests made
were of those twelve persons taken into Gus
tody during the evening for rioting in the
Place de rOpera. No flag inscribed ITO
Berlin" was seen in any place in Paris
The government has decided to prosecute
the publishers of the paper La Rerunche for
publishing an article entitled, ''Down with
Germany" and calculated to arouse war
like feeling among the French against Ger
many The publishers have been summoned
tos appear before the tribunal of Justice
Wednesday next.
M. LamoreauX, manager of the Eden
theatre, in announcing the withdrawal of
"Lohengrin" writes that he produced the
work in the interest of art, and the reception
accorded 1t by the French press and public
shows that the production met with the ap-
proval of all honest men.
voN MINISTER'S RETURN.
M. Flourens, Minister for Foreign At
fairs gave reception to-day. Among
those present was Count Won Munster, the
German Ambassador, who returned to Paris
after absence on a furlough. Count Won
Munster expressed pleasure at returning to
France. He said that he was convinced,
after the excitement over the Schnaebeles
affair Gained down, that courteous relations
would continue TO prevail between France
and Germany. M. Flourens, replying, said
that pacific sentiments had never
ceased to inspire the action of the French
Government during the entire controversy.
The government having learned that the
Strasburg statue was to be the rendezvous
for students, patriots and Bonapartists had
strong guards Of police stationed in the vi
cinity. Guards were also placed around the
German embassy, the outer portal of which
was kept closed, the attaches of the EN-
bassy having professed to feel alarm. The
prisoners are almost all youths under 20
years of age.